WARD

George W. (Bill) Ward, 94, of Greenville, formerly of
Daingerfield, died Monday, October 19, at Briarcliff
Health Center in Greenville. Funeral services were held
at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 22, at Wesley United
Methodist Church under the direction of Coker-
Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. Gene Wisdom officiating.
Interment followed at Miller Grove Cemetery.
Visitation was Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the
funeral home.
Mr. Ward was born in Arbala, Texas on February 18,
1921. He was the son of James Velmer Ward and Gertie
Louell Wattenbager Ward. He married Norma Lee
Johnson on June 25, 1955 in DePort, Texas. He retired
from Lone Star Steel after 33 years. He was a member of
Wesley United Methodist Church in Greenville.
Survivors include his wife, Norma lee Ward of
Greenville; son, Jeff Ward and wife, Vicki of Greenville;
brother, Kenneth Ward and wife, Marjorie of Sulphur
Springs; sister, Marcell Stroud of Sulphur Springs; grandchildren,
Jennifer Salazar and husband, John Paul of
Greenville and Nicholas Ward and wife, Shalane of
Greenville; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by his parents; brother, Wilber Lee Ward;
and sisters, Beatrice McCauley and Christine Wright.
Pallbearers will be Nicholas Ward, John Paul Salazar,
Steven Kemp, Phillip Kemp Danny McCain and Mike
Clifton.
The family requests memorials be made to
Daingerfield First United Methodist Church or Wesley
United Methodist Church in Greenville.